
Today, the workshop “Dealing with the burden of the past” has been dedicated to the victims
- On 22 de marzo de 2017
This Tuesday, 21st of March, the second day of the international workshop “Memory, truth and justice” was held in Colombia. Since the second day was dedicated entirely to the victims, the participants traveled to different regions of the country, to get involved and to talk with the victims’ groups.
The groups of victims from the regions of Quibdo, Cucuta, Cali and Soacha have been visited by working groups with participants from different countries of all over the world. During the sustainable dialogues, the victims shared impressively their experiences, perspectives, interests, and motivations in the armed conflict of Colombia. During the discussion, topics such as forgiveness, reconciliation, peace processes, the responsibilities of the different actors and the work of the national government in this context, have been discussed.